Muller eyes Indian revenge
A year on from an ill-fated battle with India, Gene Muller is excited about the prospect of getting one back on the Asian side this Saturday in Ireland’s Champion’s Challenge I opener.
Muller confident elite plan will yield Olympic place
In a revealing exclusive interview with Southern Fried, Irish women’s coach Gene Muller addresses some of the criticisms of the centralised preparation programme (CPP) and reaffirms his unwavering believes that the “progressive and bold” move will yield dividends in the form of Olympic qualification in 2012.
Classy Cregan a model of consistency
Like all accidental sporting heroes, Eimear Cregan could have chosen a very different path, had fate not played its part. As she stands on the cusp of becoming Ireland’s most capped player of all time, this week she recalled her humble beginnings in hockey.
Herbert heads for a land down under
Recession and a desire to see the world continue to be driving factors for many of Ireland’s top hockey players – just ask Cork Church of Ireland’s Andrew Herbert, who recently left for pastures new in Australia. Prior to his departure to the Melville City club in Perth, Herbert sat down with Southern Fried to explain the rationale behind his move.
Muller expands on centralisation plan
Ireland senior women’s coach Gene Muller has further outlined his plans to centralise the team to Dublin from this October. Muller last night explained the rationale behind the idea to base an elite group of players full-time in Dublin for 10 months, in a bid to secure qualification for the 2012 Olympics in London.
McKinnon blasts centralisation plan
One of Irish hockey’s most influential coaches has added his voice to the growing dissatisfaction within the sport with Irish senior women’s coach Gene Muller’s plans to base the national squad in Dublin on a full-time basis.